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Resistor Color Code

Resistors use color bands to indicate their resistance value and tolerance. The first two color bands represent the first two digits of the resistance value. The third band indicates the number of zeros to follow. The fourth band represents the tolerance level or precision of the resistor. Common tolerance levels are indicated by silver, gold, red, and brown bands.

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Resistor Color Code

Resistors use color bands to indicate their resistance value and tolerance. The first two color bands represent the first two digits of the resistance value. The third band indicates the number of zeros to follow. The fourth band represents the tolerance level or precision of the resistor. Common tolerance levels are indicated by silver, gold, red, and brown bands.

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Resistor Color Code

Or how to read those little resistors!


Resistor Color Code
1st band color gives 1st number

2nd band color gives 2nd number

3rd band color gives # of zeros

4th band color gives tolerance or


±
How to read it

◼ Resistors are color coded for easy reading.


◼ To determine the value of a given resistor look for the
gold or silver tolerance band and hold the resistor
with this band to the right.
◼ Then read the colored bands left to right.
How to read it

◼ Look at the 1st color band and determine its color.


This maybe difficult on small or oddly colored
resistors. Now look at the chart and match the "1st &
2nd color band" color to the "Digit it represents".
Write this number down.
How to read it

◼ Now look at the 2nd color band and match that color to the
same chart. Write this number next to the 1st Digit.
◼ Match the 3rd color band with the chart under multiplier. This
is the number you will multiple the other 2 numbers by.
Write it next to the other 2 numbers with a multiplication
sign before it.
How to read it
RED-BLACK-YELLOW-SILVER
◼ Example:
◼ First color is red which is 2

◼ Second color is black which is 0

◼ Third color is yellow which is 10,000

◼ Tolerance is silver which is 10%

Therefore the equation is:


2 0 x 10,000 = 200,000 Ohms ± 10%
ppm is part per millions.
How to remember the code
◼ B ◼ 1
◼ B ◼ 2
◼ R ◼ 3
◼ O ◼ 4
◼ Y ◼ 5
◼ G ◼ 6
◼ B ◼ 7
◼ V ◼ 8
◼ G ◼ 9
◼ W
K or M?

◼ Many resistors have large amounts of resistance, so


we use prefixes to have a handy short name
◼ “k” is for kilo and means 1000 times
◼ “M” is for mega and means 1,000,000 times (million)
Practice

◼ If you have an
◼ Orange Orange Brown Gold resistor
◼ What is it’s resistance?
◼ The first orange means 3
◼ The second orange means 3
◼ The brown means 1 zero
◼ The gold means ± 5%
◼ So answer is 330 ohms ± 5%
4 Band resistor
Value Multiplier Tolerance

◼ Brown-Red-Red-Gold

Ʊ
1 2 X 100 =1200 + 5%
-
5 Band resistor
Value Multiplier
Tolerance

◼ Orange-Orange-Black-Brown-Violet
Ʊ + 0.1%
3 3 0 X 10 =33000 or 33k -
6 Band resistor
Value Multiplier Tolerance Temperature Co-efficient
of Resistance (TCR)

◼ Green-Brown-Violet-Black-Gold-Orange
X 1 =517
Ʊ + 5% 15ppm
5 1 7 -

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